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LETTER: Low light adds to pedestrian plight

LETTER: Low light adds to pedestrian plight

Dear Editor: It really does amaze me to see how poorly lit so many pedestrian crossings are in North Vancouver. Even in high density areas like Chesterfield Avenue, St.
LETTER: New leadership needed at school district

LETTER: New leadership needed at school district

Dear Editor: I was appalled to read that North Vancouver School District superintendent John Lewis had retired in September, but had been retained by the district on contract to, Lewis says, "allow the new board to hire a deputy superintendent who ca
LETTER: Power of kindness is a true gift

LETTER: Power of kindness is a true gift

Dear Editor: I would like to share with you a special Christmas gift. Three local grade 6 and 7 classes were recently given the opportunity to help families in need.
LETTER: Owl visit elicits much admiration and photos

LETTER: Owl visit elicits much admiration and photos

Dear Editor: At around 11 p.m. the other night we noticed this visitor sitting on the handrail of our deck. We established that it is a barred owl and it watched the stream below for about 30 minutes.
You said it

You said it

"He thought he'd have a power nap." North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong discusses a man who allegedly took a snooze midway through a break-in (from a Dec. 21 news story).
Permanent record

Permanent record

What do you get for someone who doesn't understand this newfangled email thing? Apparently, the post of Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services.
Consider waste for a skunk's sake

Consider waste for a skunk's sake

North Vancouver - Dear Editor: I am sure no one purposely disposes of plastic cups and lids for cold drinks in such a manner that they can harm skunks, but it does happen.
PREST: Montage sparks memories of home

PREST: Montage sparks memories of home

It's that time of year when night after night there seems to be a movie on TV designed solely to get all of us crying our eyes out. They're called classics for a reason.
Time for next generation to think about paying it forward

Time for next generation to think about paying it forward

North Vancouver - Dear Editor: Our parents and grandparents had the foresight to support the construction of a network of hydroelectric dams that now supply us with some of the cleanest, lowest costelectricity in the world.They electrified B.C.
Thanks, Good Samaritan!

Thanks, Good Samaritan!

West Vancouver - Dear Editor: How lucky am I? Heartfelt thanks to the kind person who returned my handbag accidentally left in a Whole Foods shopping cart. As I am unable to reward this Good Samaritan, I am making an extra donation to a charity.